govern
verb (used with object)
to rule over by right of authority.
has governed
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present perfectof govern (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But since the general election in 2024, it has governed as part of a coalition after losing its majority.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
Last month she endured a public spat with longtime coalition partners the Nationals, with whom the Liberal Party has governed Australia for much of the past century.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
The party has governed Japan for most of the past seven decades, but under Ishiba it lost its majority in the lower house for the first time in 15 years.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2025
This is an indignity for a party that has governed Japan more or less uncontested for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
The thing is founded on illusion, but it is founded as firm as many another figment that has governed men and seen the generations come to heel and go crouching to their graves.
From The Convert by Elizabeth Robins
